48 Santers Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 2BX

Planning appeal 3292083 at 48 Santers Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 2BX (Hertsmere Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 November 2022 by Inspector Wilkinson H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

Retention of new boundary treatment (brick wall with brick piers and railings, vehicular and pedestrian entrances on the Santers Lane frontage; retention of new boundary treatment (brick wall with brick piers) to the Wellesley Crescent frontage with timber trellis; retention of gates on Wellesley Crescent frontage with adaptation so can only be used as a pedestrian access. Retention of timber fence and trellis above to the side of the dwelling separating front and rear gardens. Additional planting behind boundary walls on both street frontages.

Authority: Hertsmere Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Wilkinson H
Postcode: EN6 2BX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the development on highway safety, with particular regard to pedestrian mobility

What decided it

The development's solid brick wall and gated entrances read as a dominant and intrusive form of development that conflicts with the softer, more open development pattern of the area, and the proposed mitigation measures would not adequately address this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS22Policy SP1Policy SADM30Policy SADM40Policy CS25Policy CS1Policy CS2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 120

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